Tito's Vodka warns fans not to make homemade hand sanitizer with its alcohol

Tito’s vodka is the poster child for opportunties and rising demand for Texas distilleries. Beginning in Austin in 1995, Tito’s almost single-handedly charted the then-nascent craft spirits industry.

Tito’s vodka is the poster child for opportunties and rising demand for Texas distilleries. Beginning in Austin in 1995, Tito’s almost single-handedly charted the then-nascent craft spirits industry.

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Tito’s vodka is the poster child for opportunties and rising demand for Texas distilleries. Beginning in Austin in 1995, Tito’s almost single-handedly charted the then-nascent craft spirits industry.

Tito’s vodka is the poster child for opportunties and rising demand for Texas distilleries. Beginning in Austin in 1995, Tito’s almost single-handedly charted the then-nascent craft spirits industry.

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Tito's Vodka warns fans not to make homemade hand sanitizer with its alcohol

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With the coronavirus making hand sanitizer hard to find, Tito's Vodka had to advise it's fans that its alcohol isn't a suitable substitute.

Good Housekeeping and Delish both published now-deleted articles claiming that you can make your own hand sanitizer with alcohol, aloe vera gel and essential oils. Many Twitter users rallied behind their favorite vodka, saying they would start using Tito's to make the sanitizer.

But, for an alcohol-based hand sanitizer to be effective, it must be 60 percent alcohol, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Tito's Vodka is only 40 percent alcohol, thus not meeting the CDC's recommendations, the Austin-based booze brand said in a statement.

Per the CDC, hand sanitizer needs to contain at least 60% alcohol. Tito's Handmade Vodka is 40% alcohol, and therefore does not meet the current recommendation of the CDC. Please see attached for more information. pic.twitter.com/OMwR6Oj28Q